Gender Discrimination Case Against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp

Welcome to the web page concerning the settlement of the gender discrimination case against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp

This page contains copies of the settlement documents and other documents from the case that may be of interest to members of the approved class that may be read online or downloaded. The website also contains a timetable of important events in the case. It will be updated from time to time as new developments warrant.

The class is defined as:

All women regularly employed directly by Medicis or by Medicis indirectly through Quintiles, Innovex or QFR Solutions in the Aesthetics Division or Dermatology Division in the following field sales positions at any time from April 15, 2008 up to and including December 10, 2012: Professional Sales Specialist, Senior Sales Specialist, Executive Sales Specialist, Territory Manager, Professional Territory Manager, Senior Territory Manager, Executive Territory Manager, Regional Manager, Senior Regional Manager and Executive Regional Manager. Any women who have previously released sex discrimination claims against Medicis for the entirety of the Class Period during which they were employed directly by Medicis or by Medicis indirectly through Quintiles, Innovex or QFR Solutions, and/or any women who obtained a final judicial determination concerning sex discrimination claims which would otherwise be covered by this Settlement Agreement, are excluded from the definition of the Settlement Class.

If you are covered by the class definition, you should receive an envelope mailed on or before August 20 that contains a Notice explaining the settlement and a Claim Form that must be submitted by November 18, 2015 in order to qualify to receive an award. Copies of both documents also are available below. Please contact us if you believe that you are a member of the class but do not receive the mailing.

If you are not covered by the class definition, you are not eligible for an award, even if you worked for Medicis during a different time period or with a different job title.

Important Documents

DOCUMENT	DATE
Complaint	9/6/13
Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Preliminary Approval of the Class Settlement	9/6/13
Declaration of Cyrus Mehri in Support of Preliminary Approval of the Class Settlement	9/6/13
Supplemental Declaration of Cyrus Mehri in Support of the Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Class Action Settlement	6/26/14
Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Preliminary Approval of the Modified Class Settlement	1/14/15
Modified Settlement Agreement	1/14/15
Release and Indemnification Agreement for Class Members (Other than Named Plaintiffs)	1/14/15
General Release and Indemnification Agreement for Named Plaintiffs	1/14/15
Order	8/5/15
Notice of Class Action, Proposed Settlement Agreement, and Settlement Hearing	8/20/15
Claim Form	8/20/15
Plaintiffs’ Analysis of Claim Forms Data Concerning Possible Expansion of the Scope of Class Claims to Include Hostile Work Environment Claims, Exhibit A, Exhibit B	1/22/16
Order Expanding The Scope of Class Claims to Include Hostile Work Environment Claims	3/21/16
Second Notice of Class Action, Proposed Settlement Agreement, and Settlement Hearing	4/5/16
Plaintiffs’ Memo of Points and Authorities In Support of Final Approval of Settlement, Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3	5/27/16
Plaintiffs’ Memo of Points and Authorities In Support of Plaintiffs Motion for An Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses and Exhibit 1	5/27/16
Amended Exhibits In Support of Plaintiffs Motion for An Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses, Exhibit A, Exhibit B	6/3/16
Transcript of Final Fairness Hearing	7/5/16
Orders Granting Final Approval of Settlement and Administrative Order	7/11/16

Important Dates

EVENT	DEADLINES
Notice is Mailed to the Class	8/20/15
Opt-Out Deadline	10/5/15
Objections Deadline	10/5/15
Deadline for Class Counsel to file Objections with Court	10/19/15
Deadline to Rescind Opt-Out	10/19/15
Claim Form Deadline	11/18/15
Deadline to submit analyzed data re harassment claims to Court	1/22/16
Court Grants Motion to Expand Scope of Class Claims to Include Hostile Word Environment Claims	3/21/16
Second Notice is Mailed to Class	4/5/16
Final Approval Granted To Settlement by Court	7/11/16

Settlement of the gender discrimination case against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp
Email To Lawyers About Case
You may contact the firms by email at:
medicis@vkvlawyers.com
Email To Claims Administrator
If you choose to submit your Claim Form by email, you should email it to:
medicissettlement@gardencitygroup.com
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